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JOCKEY B. MILLER IS SEVERELY INJURED. . if Dresden Falls With Him at Louisville Steeplechase - -. a Farce Russell Is Suspended. Louisville, Ky., October 4. In the second race at Churejiill Downs today Dresden wont down shortly after the .start, the horse being caught in a bad jam. The race had sixteen starters and Dresden, fell in a position where his jockey, B. Miller, had to serve as a sort of a hurdle for several of the horses. The boy was picked up unconscious and taken to a near-by stable where a hasty examination showed that he had received bad cuts about the head and that he had sustained internal injuries. He was later removed to one of the city hospitals. In the steeplechase, Garic, who rode Town Moor, fell after getting over the second obstacle and W. Mclntyre, who rode Belden in. the last race, was heavily thrown. Both riders were shaken up but were able to walk off the track. The steeplechase, which was over the long course, was a farce. Sigmund was a strong favorite, with New Amsterdam and Dalesman having marked support. The running of the latter pair was too bail to tie. true, viewed in any light. Russell, who rode New Amsterdam, claimed to have been carried out of the course going over the fourth jump and that, in bis effort to pull the horse up, one of bis stirrups broke. Dalesman would not take the obstacles properly, blundering repeatedly and finally refused at the sixth jump. Russell was suspended for the remainder of the meeting for using defective equipment. It was shown to the satisfaction of the judges that little had been done with Dalesman in the way of schooling him lately and his entry in future will not be accepted here. Jpckey Nicols ride on Tom Dolan, favorite in the fifth race, was severely criticised by the onlookers and the judges also thought it a bad one. When interrogated, Nicol claimed to have met with interference during the final stretch drive, and was let off with a sharp reprimand. "Red" Walker attempted a coup with Petit Due iii the second race, backing him from 30 to 1 to 12 to 1 at post time. The colt barely failed to beat out French Nun for the purse. After the race when an explanation was demanded for the improvement shown, Walker stated the colt had suffered interference in his previous effort and that the going today was also to his liking. The judges let the matter rest with the explanation. For rough riding in the second race jockey Mountain was fined 5 by the judges. Jockey F. Hiidebrand was suspended for six days by the starter for failure to get away from the post with the remainder of the field in the last race.
